Architecture
Hank V. Savitch, Ph.D., is a
Global Fellow at the Wilson
Center (Washington, D.C.) and
Affiliate Professor at FAU's School
of Urban and Regional Planning.
Professor Savitch is also Emeritus
Brown and Williamson Professor,
University of Louisville. He served as co-editor of the
Journal of Urban Affairs and has written 13 books and
more than 100 published articles. His co-authored
volume, “Cities in the International Marketplace,”
received the best book award on urban affairs by the
American Political Science Association.
Professor Savitch has worked extensively in Paris and
elsewhere in France. He has lectured and taught at
the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and
urban institutes at the University of Paris. His writings
on Paris are published in both French and American
outlets. Other posts include a research assignment at
the National Center for Scientific Research
(Bordeaux, France) and a Fulbright award at the
Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences de l’Homme
(Aix-en-Provence, France). Professor Savitch also
served as consultant to former mayor of New York
City, David Dinkins, the Department of Housing and
Urban Development, the Mayors’ Urban Summit, the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development and local governments.
Paris: The Unplanned and Planned Versions of a Great City (Video Recording)
Lecture recorded in Fall 2019 term
We explain differences between “unplanned”
(organic) cities versus “planned” (engineered) cities.
Whether a city is “unplanned” or “planned”
determines its built environment, its quality of life
and the habits of its people. This applies to Paris’
oldest neighborhoods at its core; its 19th century
neighborhoods scattered around the city; and its
futuristic communities at the outskirts of the
metropolis. Portrayed are different versions of
Parisian life — as a metropolis of affluent luxury and
majestic architecture; as historic bastions of
revolution; as quaint, thriving neighborhoods; as
soaring commercial centers; and as places of
hardship. Among all of Paris’ remarkable sites are the
Latin Quarter, Pigalle, the Seine, the Champs Elysée
and Les Halles. Street scenes of “unplanned” Paris are
equally alluring — café life, sidewalk spectacles and
strolling along any one of the city’s historic bridges.
At the other end of the spectrum lies a highly
“planned” state of the art business district, built on a
pedestrian platform and connected by high speed rail
to individual “new towns” surrounding the Parisian
core. Slide photos demonstrate how cities can
embrace both historic preservation and an ultramodern
design. We conclude by addressing the
question of whether, how and why Paris is different
from other great cities.
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Monday, August 24 2020 |
| Time: | 4 - 5:30 PM |
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